Ummm, not that I have an issue with it, but didn't you do the opposite of "play the hand you were dealt"?
While I can wrap my head around where you're coming from and why you said that, no, I didn't.
Now try to wrap your head around where I'm coming from. This IS the hand I was dealt, and I did something about it.
I was born trans... I didn't just become trans because I was bored... I wasn't just taking a shit, having a deep throne think and just went, "Hey, why don't I just alter my life forever for no reason!"... I didn't go to the library at 9 yrs old and check out a book of surgery because it had a chapter on sex-reassignment surgery just for the shock factor when I told my parents. In fact, I was scared to death they'd find out why I got the book in the first place.
Some people in this world are born with a hairlip. Yeah, they could go through life doing nothing about it, but I'm sure in nearly all cases having surgery to correct it improves their life x-fold. Being trans is exactly like this. Some people are dealt shitty hands! A 7-2 played well can take the pot. I was dealt this hand, for better or for worse* (see below). I played it well, and am doing just fine now in life. So no, in short, I'm not doing the opposite... if anything, the people who stay closeted their whole life are the ones who aren't playing their hand.
*FYI, I'd say for worse. I'm grateful for how things played out but it's never a picnic. I'd trade this life for a cis-normative life for sure. That guy on YouTube who's blind... I think his name is Tommy? Older guy born blind, but has a really likeable personality and good sense of humor... you can tell he genuinely appreciates his unique situation and makes the best of it, but I simply wouldn't believe that, if given the choice, he would want to remain blind. Being trans IS and will ALWAYS be a cross to bear... the uniqueness doesn't outweigh the inherent weirdness of it, unfortunately. I'm honest enough to admit that.
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